Effect of Residues and Fresh Extract of Medicinal Plants in Combination with Microbial Inoculation, on the Concentration of Some Nutrients in the Soil and Plant and Zea Mays L. Yields

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1 عضو هیات علمی

2 Urmia University

3 Amir Rahimi, Assistance Professor of Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Urmia

4 * Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

5 Master student, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the nutrient status of soil and Zea maize plants, as well as the effect of allelochemicals from the powder and extract of medicinal plant (Origanum vulgare L.) along with microbial inoculation on plant and soil. The experiment was done as a factorial, including plant extracts and powders and three levels of Mycorrhiza and PGPR inoculation, along with a control group, in a completely randomized design. In the study, residues and fresh extract of medicinal plant were evenly mixed into the soil. Subsequently, microbial treatments were applied as a one-centimeter layer beneath the sterilized seeds. The yield, soil and plant nutrients, and root colonization in the soil of pots, were assessed using standard methods. The results showed that the allochemical effects of medicinal plants on root colonization and nutrients concentration in both soil and plants were significant. A decrease in Zea Mays L. yield was observed in the treatment with essential oil (7.52%) and powder (2.18%) compared to the control. Furthermore, the effect of fresh extract was more pronounced than residues of medicinal plants on the nutrient concentrations in both soil and plants. This led to an observed reduction in zinc, iron, and phosphorus concentrations in the soil by 50.6, 31.6 and 15.5%, respectively. Root colonization in the treatments using fresh extract and powder without microbial inoculation were 36.7%, and 23.3% respectively. The decrease in root colonization were 48.4% in fresh extract without microbial inoculation, while for Origanum vulgare L. powder it was18.9%. On the other hand, microbial inoculation improved the nutrient status of the soil and plants. It was found that the residual of medicinal plant resulted in a decrease in the availability of nutrients for the target plants, potentially inhibiting nutrient uptake by the roots. As a solution, microbial inoculation emerged as the most effective strategy, preventing a significant decrease in nutrient concentrations under this condition.

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Applied Soil Research
Volume 12, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
September 2024
Pages 46-63

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  • Receive Date: 18 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 11 August 2024
  • Accept Date: 21 May 2024

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